Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 January 2022

Committee on Public Petitions

Annual Reports from 2017 to 2020 and Related Matters: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces

Mr. Justice Alan Mahon:

-----it would probably allow for a lot of the issues that have arisen with regard to, for example, the Women of Honour, to be dealt with by the Ombudsman. I am not suggesting that I should be given jurisdiction. I cannot award compensation. I am not looking for that additional jurisdiction. Obviously, some people who bring bullying-type claims probably want that as a possibility at the end of the day. Certainly, I would welcome some categories in addition to those that are currently set out in section 4 so that I could deal with claims of that nature.

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